Hi, Michael. Interesting? Same old stuff, I'd say.
One can sense the elation in the hearts of those who really never wanted to be bothered by this little case and this little boy in the first place...It is a great victory, too, for those who have long resented this country's Cuban community...
Same old stuff in that anyone who doesn't agree with the relatives is either indifferent to the child or a bigot.
But those Americans who put freedom first will think about it, and remember.
There's a recognition that their priority is freedom, but absolutely no recognition of, or tolerance for, those who simply put their highest priority on family on on the law. There's no concession that the opposition might be people of good faith operating from a different, but equally reasonable, set of values. No. They're just closet bigots or uncaring jerks.
Thursday's decision by an appellate court in Atlanta was a great victory, maybe a decisive one, for the Clinton administration, for Janet Reno and her Justice Department, for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and for tyranny in general.
Yeah, it was a victory for Clinton, Reno, and the INS. It was also a victory for the Constitution's separation of powers, a conservative judiciary, family, and all the little kids all over the world who find themselves abducted across national borders. Tyranny? I don't think so. The rule of law, our best defense against tyranny, has prevailed in the U.S. thus far. On balance, that has to be more important to an American than one punch at Castro's snoot.
I will refrain, for now, from calling them poor losers. I know it takes a while to internalize disappointment, particularly when lawyers vow to leave no stone unturned. I hope the family finds the wisdom to realize that it's all over and the grace to not take things to the bitter end. I would also hope that at least a few people who frequent non-traditional news sources have learned that life's issues aren't all black and white.
Well, I can dream, can't I?
Karen |
